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Bluebellflora
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10 months ago

Unable to start: The Sims 4 is already running - Mac only

If you're experiencing this error message it doesn't mean your game is already running, the actual message itself is incorrect. It means The Sims 4 cannot access the Electronic Arts > The Sims 4 fold...
external drive
launching
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satcnld9n9n2
2 years ago

I have a Mackbook Pro, version 14.2.1 and before I updated my computer to this a couple of hours ago, Sims was opening. Now it is not and shows up with this error message when I try to open it. I play Sims 4 on an external hard drive. If somebody can help I'd appreciate that. I feel like it's hopeless.

Things I've tried:

Updating and Repairing Sims 

Radom stuff on YouTube I don't know how to explain

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Bluebellflora
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2 years ago
@satcnld9n9n2

"Random stuff on YouTube" always makes my heart sink when I see this, almost as bad as "I followed something on Tik Tok and now I've lost everything". But anyway...


I've merged your post into this ongoing 31+ page thread on this very common error message. See the solution on page 1 and fix your permissions in macOS.

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